Isabel Benenato. Spring 2019 Men's - Milan (overview)

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As colour and the various hues begin to make an impact on the Avant Garde styles that have relied on as a trend the achromatics of black and white going into 2019.  This may also affect the rustic and worn appeal within the asymmetrically draped styling and cuts, styles that may need to move into a newer dynamic.  However, the exceptional well crafted and talented clothing designs by Isabel Benenato remains true to those mentioned looks.   Which, I feel is fine for a designer to do.  Remain with a style, evolve under their own craftsmanship.  Don't follow trends.  At the same time to be aware that overuse, aesthetically, can be tiring and people, consumers, at most points in time are temperamental.  Designers who then follow in turn with the crowds and what they deem is the now as an acceptable 'tribal' style. Becomes more of a detriment than not.  Of course, this has also occurred within the goth inspired Avant garde styles in their entirety over the last 20 years.  But, change or an evolution of ideas should be done on your own without being prompted by so called market trends.  Which all designers should ignore anyway.  They are the trend setters, the creators.  Not the marketers.  Particularly digital marketing and their reliance on sourcing the confused online networks for on mass impressions that may or may not be the actual current trends on the street.  It is a myth within its delusion.  Go with what you know.

For Isabel Benenato's Spring 2019 men's collections she has also incorporated some female styles, as I have reviewed her shows before.  It is her refinement of virgin wool, hemp, cotton and linen materials in most of Benenato's collections.  A predominant array of Blazers and coats, seen widely on the runways throughout 2017 and 2018.  Draped, flowing and ready to wear styles.  The never can go wrong sexy attire that is the sheer look (women), scarfs and basic minimalistic prints.  Overlaid on a black and white affair, with dulled down colors such as orange, yellows and washed out blues. 

This collection and Benento's generalist styles holds a slight distinction within the gothic inspired expression of re-cut and reconfigured array.  But, the influences of Yohji Yamamoto and Ann Demeulemeester's already established looks are overly evident with Bennato's 2019 Spring collection.